Archive for November 10th, 2008
Hikaku.com Corporation is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the Internet advertising business. The Company is engaged in the operation of operation of Hikaku.com Websites, along with a wholly owned subsidiary. Hikaku.com provides search services for Internet users on information relating to products and services for travel, automobiles, housemoving, securities, telecommunication fees, insurance products and others. The Company is also involved in the provision of affiliated advertising services, such as customer induction services and information distribution services, as well as branch store advertising services, fixed advertising services and other support services. Headquartered in Tokyo, the Company has one subsidiary.
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November 10th, 2008
L.A. Care Health Plan is not the latest Hollywood starlet diet. It is a not-for-profit provider of government-funded health insurance and related services for nearly 800,000 members in Los Angeles County and the largest public health plan in the nation. The company’s health plans include Medi-Cal, a program for low-income, elderly, and disabled persons, and Healthy Families, which provides coverage for children. Its CaliforniaKids program helps uninsured children in California, and its Healthy Kids program offers coverage for children up to age 18. L.A. Care Health Plan was established in 1994.
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November 10th, 2008
Would you like to bank on a STAR? STAR Financial Group’s flagship subsidiary STAR Financial Bank (which does business as STAR Bank) has about 40 Indiana locations serving more than a dozen communities including Indianapolis. It offers a full range of deposit and lending products and services; residential mortgage loans account for more than half of the bank’s lending. Subsidiary STAR Wealth Management offers trust advisory, as well as wealth and investment planning and settlement for high net worth individuals, business owners, corporations, and foundations. The bank’s subsidiary STAR Insurance Agency brokers various types of insurance including property, casualty, and term life insurance, as well as annuities.
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November 10th, 2008
Symetra Financial (formerly Safeco Life & Investments) provides insurance, annuities, retirement plans, financial advisory services, and employee benefits to more than 2 million customers throughout the US. Affiliate Symetra Life Insurance Company offers insurance and retirement products to individuals and families, as well as to employers and benefits plan sponsors. Those products include life and health coverage, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, mutual fund investments, group benefits plans, worksite life insurance, and stop loss products. Symetra was established in 1957 and acquired by a private investment group in 2004.
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November 10th, 2008
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, crusader for the underdog or blatant opportunist — you be the judge. The law firm is well-known for representing plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits against some leading corporate names, including Exxon (now Exxon Mobil) and R. J. Reynolds. The firm also practices in areas of law such as antitrust, insurance, and human rights. It has about 120 lawyers. Milberg Weiss and two of its name partners, David Bershad and Steven Schulman, have been indicted on charges related to the firm’s handling of shareholder lawsuits. Federal prosecutors allege the firm paid kickbacks to get people to serve as plaintiffs.
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November 10th, 2008
St. George Bank Limited is an Australia-based banking company that operates in four business segments. The Retail Bank segment is engaged in residential and consumer lending, and provision of personal financial services. The Institutional and Business Banking segment provides liquidity management, securitization, wholesale funding, capital markets, treasury market activities, including foreign exchange, money market and derivatives, corporate and business relationship banking, international and trade finance banking services. The BankSA segment provides retail banking and business banking services to customers in South Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria. The Wealth Management segment provides wealth management and administration, asset management, dealer group services, margin lending, financial advice, private banking services, and general and life insurance. On March 15, 2006, the Bank disposed of its 100% interest in Ascalon Capital Managers Limited.
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November 10th, 2008
MK SEIKO CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of automotive equipment, information equipment and household equipment. The Company operates in four business segments. The Automotive Equipment segment offers roll-over car wash systems, high-pressure car wash systems, tankers for kerosene transportation, oil change equipment, gas filling equipment and car vacuum cleaners, among others. The Information Equipment segment provides light emitting diode (LED) display equipment and develops software. The Household Equipment segment supplies rice storages, bread makers, rice cake makers, rice cleaning machines, cabinets for microwaves, measuring containers for rice, desks for computers, oil pumps and low-temperature storages for agricultural products, among others. The Others segment is involved in the insurance, real estate, transportation, hotel and restaurant businesses. Headquartered in Nagano, it has six subsidiaries.
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November 10th, 2008
This credit union has really taken off! Founded in 1937 for employees of the Lockheed Aircraft Company (now Lockheed Martin), Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) serves more than 600 companies and their employees mainly in the aerospace, technology, and insurance industries. The member-owned credit union provides such deposit services as savings, checking, and money market accounts; IRAs and CDs. Lending includes the origination of loans, including personal loans, residential mortgages, and commercial real estate loans; and credit card services. Investment products include mutual funds, bonds, and annuities. The credit union also offers a variety of life, health, auto, and homeowners insurance products.
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November 10th, 2008
United Bankshares, Inc. (United) is a bank holding company. As of December 31, 2005, United has two banking subsidiaries (the Banking Subsidiaries) doing business under the name of United Bank, one operating, United Bank (WV) and United Bank (VA). United also owns non-bank subsidiaries, which engage in other community banking services, such as asset management, real property title insurance, investment banking, financial planning and brokerage services.
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November 10th, 2008
Unitrans Limited is a South African investment holding company. It operates in four segments: Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions, Passenger, Motor Retail and Rental, and Financial Services. The main service offering of the Motor and Financial Service division is the sale of new and pre-owned vehicles, parts and accessories, and after-market service. Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions segment is engaged in the design, implementation and ongoing provision of supply chain solutions. The Passenger segment provides a range of passenger transport and passenger logistics services, both nationally and cross border. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 (fiscal 2006), Unitrans Limited acquired the remaining 60% of Unitrans Rentals (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited trading as Hertz Rent a car South Africa, certain operations of Weiss Motors, and 75% of Unitrans UK Limited and 45% of its subsidiaries, Unitrans Logistics (UK) Limited, Concorde Logistic Services Limited and TechXpress Limited.
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November 10th, 2008